The Holy Quran 42:5 — Surah Ash-Shuraa

Arabic text

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Translation

The skies can almost be torn apart from above (because of the strain of carrying the angels) as the angels glorify the praises of their Rabb and seek forgiveness for those on earth (so that Allaah should not destroy all of them.) Behold! Allaah (accepts their prayers and forgives the people on earth because He) is certainly the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful (in accepting the prayers of the angels).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The heavens are about to burst apart: that is, the heavens are about to burst apart from the force of Almighty Allah's greatness and majesty, or from the weight of countless angels, or else the abundance of their remembrance [of Allah] produces a particular effect and they burst apart.

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